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I was going to make a post of my own, but this is relevant enough. Sling thinks a smart commercial involves regretting having children, so instead you should be watching TV. It starts at 7 seconds.
"Playground duty" oh so awful. Wow I can't believe I have to be here!
Or near the end of the video(1:05). "Even on days with the kids" so not only does the person have kids, but they're divorced. AND days with the kids? Just watch TV. Whatever. Good job sling. -
this argument doesn't phase me for several reasons. firstly, the universe is so vast and spread out that detecting technology that would very likely be on the nano scale if not the atomic scale would be nearly impossible for us to do with current technology.
I appreciate this comment.
It's incredible how narrow-sighted people can get on the idea of the vastness of space. I mean I still hear people saying things like, "How did the Voyager not hit one of Jupiter's Moons?"
Space is HUGE people!
Okay, so Galaxies are huge, but there are clusters of Galaxies too. Woah!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_cluster
But wait, there's more! SUPERCLUSTERS. Clusters of Clusters combined!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercluster
Wait, wait.... What?! There are superclusters so large that they just call it a GREAT WALL?
Seriously. Just leave it to nature to ruin all preconceptions of the size of things.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloan_Great_Wall
So there are a tremendous amount of things in space, but there is also a lot of... Space.
You know those asteroid field scenes in all those space movies? Dodging and weaving between the things? Well if you flew a ship through our Keiper belt, you would likely not even notice. There's a lot of space between every object in space.
Another good example is if we were halfway through the process of colliding with Andromeda, you would also likely not even notice.
Pretty cool, eh?
I think even if millions of different species had reached a singularity, then I wouldn't be the least bit surprised they didn't even find us, let alone land or fly by our planet.
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- Epigenetic Information: Additional information crucial to animal development is stored outside of the DNA. Examples include the skeletal structure of the cell, the pattern of proteins in the cell membrane, arrangement of channels through which charged particles can pass through, and arrangement of sugar molecules on the exterior of the cell membrane. Creation of a new animal body plan will require simultaneous changes in these factors as well as in the DNA.
This statement is posed as if those other factors only change one at a time, or only exist in a vacuum separate from each other.
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For you to push aside Alan's link with such ease, Leevan, says something about your constructiveness in this discussion.
Also, every fossil you find is a "transition fossil" because every form that ever existed has had a slight difference in everything about it.
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Interesting. I'll check it out. Thanks!
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Yeah that is pretty funny!
I couldn't figure out how to make the search button red too though! Heh heh.
You designed the site very well, good job! (I assume also JamesP because it's at the bottom of the page.
)It wasn't very hard to make it look nice when I started with some nice already!
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Hey there.
I decided to make a stylish for the podcast area because during nighttime it's a huge pain seeing bright white.
If you don't know what stylish is then you might be interested in checking it out in the app area for your Web Browser. This is for Mozilla, but it may work for Chrome too.
I call it: Stefan's Darkside
https://userstyles.org/styles/111359/stefan-s-darkside
It's obviously a joke. First thing that came in mind to name it.
The only change I want to change is the corners to the logo, but I haven't looked into how to do that yet.
I hope someone likes it!
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Range practice is about to get more expensive, kids.
Jerry Miculek outlines why the ban makes little sense based on the stated reasoning behind it.
I have a friend in ammunition manufacturing and he said it will likely not go through, and it is probably just to get the product moving quicker.
Is the product moving? Yes.
The job is done then.
No need to actually go forward with it.
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Yeah just grow it. It's damned easy. Clearing it federally would be nice.
Feds currently can knock anyone outta the business, so this is a step in the right direction.
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Randall Carlson has raised enough concern in me to not assert for one side or the other. It's things like this that remind me on topics like this that I shouldn't speak strongly until I research it further.
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The odds are lower being that he's far smarter than average. (though I don't personally believe he's as smart as most of his fans seem to believe. I would guess he's about 120 IQ)
This is my thought on it.
Usurp, please explain how Tyson does not seem like an exception to you.
He doesn't live in the projects, he has money and intellect. Here is an excerpt that may even plead against your case, in his own words.
Does that sound like an abuser?
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I would go with the odds.
Which odds and why?
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Yes, Neil Degrasse Tyson advocates theft. I wouldn't call him evil because of that. He is a very good physicist and speaker but a very bad economist and moral philosopher. Most statists are not even good physicists.
I think evil is excessive too. If he was literally collecting money with a gun for NASA, sure, but plenty of people advocate taxes for decent things.
If someone advocates that more road money should go towards a particular road project, then your money spent on paying for roads would go that way. I'm talking free society right now. If you like NASA, and lots of people do, then your money is going to something you like anyways.
If you don't like NASA, then technically more money is being taken from you involuntarily. Personally, I don't mind if more of my taxes head NASA's direction rather than military's.
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Does it seem reasonable to attempt to have a car dealership closed or boycotted over an $8 tip?
If they're petty enough over an $8 tip(that they screwed up, intentionally or not), then I don't think I care.
Just think of how they likely act in other circumstances if they can't handle something as simple as that.
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Hi David!
Welcome to the boards
As a software dork, I must say: software rules, hardware drools!
That's very cool that you have that to be passionate about, and it's great too that you've discovered the thirst for knowledge and philosophy. I'm glad to hear you are not drinking to excess anymore and that you're excited and motivated.
I'd love to know which podcast you are referring to about the cycle of abuse if you find it again.
I think technically the credit should go to yourself for your own commitment to taking your life seriously. Stef helped you see what you should do, I'm sure, but you're the one who did the work. Insight is only potential, without action.
I'm always interested to know what people who've recently discovered FDR are listening to. What are some podcasts that had an impact on you? Do you listen to the call-in shows mostly, or do you prefer the solo casts? What topics?
Take care, and I look forward to your reply
Lol. I understand the allure of software, but I am interested in a different pace and mindset. I actually made a piece of software for a made up table-top game. It pretty much just rolls dice and has a 1v1 combat system.
I really appreciate your sympathy, and I guess I was setting myself up for that kind of a response. I am extremely grateful for how concise Stefan is. His foundational proofs for his conclusions are exactly what have interested me in philosophy, but I have never been able to see them in action.
I took notes on a few of the first podcasts I listened to.
2563 Making Excuses for Evil
2:22:00
Evil people fabricate the false dichotomy that the victim should either forgive an evil person or seethe in anger against an evil person.
I had always thought this before listening to this podcast. I seethed in anger against my parents, and until I heard this, I had been "solving" my problems with drinking. Then in tandem with:
2549 Evil is a Confession of Inadequacy
My dad manipulating our conversations is a confession that he couldn't have a real conversation with me. Both of these gave me the relief to start truly focusing on myself and restart getting somewhere great.
And of course...
2614 The Greatest Gift in the Entire Universe
Sometimes when I feel that gut feeling when something difficult comes up, I remember that overcoming difficulties is actually so much more exciting than just secluding myself. Very awesome pickup podcast.
I really like the call-in shows, but I have gotten a lot from short mail-bag responses too. I mentioned this in the other thread, but I am definitely interested in hearing a few more dream analysis conversations. Stefan is great at symbolism. I have gotten the most out of the topics of responsibility, motivation, and self-knowledge in general.
Thanks, Kevin!
Your job sounds totally cool! I would love to do a job like that! All my computers are older than the hills and I frequently mess with them only because I find it fascinating. I run minimalist Linux distros on old machines that people give me because they were going to throw them away! Throw them away? Please, no! I take them over and run them on Linux for a few more years, until they croak. Actually, I take that back... they stop croaking after I start them up again running Linux. Puppy Linux RULES! My fav!
Yep, it's a good thing you stopped drinking. I did that for a few years, too. Though I never did like drinking. Puts me out of control and I can't remember stuff! I hate that! Marijuana is my drug of choice. But I don't do that anymore either. It's good to be drug free.
Enjoy the boards! Lots of cool stuff here!
Later!
I just realized that I forgot to mention that me helping my friends is what I do on the side. My job is mostly selling TVs, but sometimes selling laptops, tablets, or electronic peripherals/accessories. I enjoy it because I am passionate about sharing the knowledge that I have on electronics, but I am getting the taste of the field of electronics and I really want to get into my niche, which is electronic hardware.
That's cool what you do with old computers. What is it that you do with them when you get Linux on them? I've always been interested in as to why people have spare PCs(or servers) like that hanging around.
For a year straight I actually stopped drinking and got into marijuana. That was just about as fruitless as my drinking. I have a problem with moderation, so I stopped with all of it, cold turkey. I can think so much more clearly now, and philosophy is only jet fuel to enhance my thinking.
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I'm 23 years old, and I want to make my life better. I want to move somewhere that's mostly cold, but also doesn't have snow often. I'm thinking of Colorado(currently in FL).
Right now I'm working as an electronics associate(which I am enjoying more than any other job I've had). My passion is mostly the hardware side of electronics because I like to work with my hands. I haven't gotten into sodering or anything, so for now I just help my friends with thermal pasting their GPUs/CPUs, or building PCs/picking out parts for them to get. I don't want to do much software stuff. Because I am enjoying my electronics job, I actually have a taste of what it's like to work on something that I'm passionate about, and it feels great(the pay isn't much, but better than min. wage). My thirst to get a career going in it is incredibly high, but I am pessimistic because I will see a game plan and it will either take a few years(degree), or some say it is unrealistic and won't get me a job(A+ certification, any cert, etc).
I'm on the fence because if I choose something that may seem like failure ahead, I get cold feet very easily. I have dropped about half the college classes I've taken. However, most of that has occurred in my late teens. My GPA isn't great(2-something?), but I do have a sort of scholarship that could pay for almost the rest of my AA(very close to done), and all of a B.S. I had a ~3.5 in High School without trying(dunno if that's saying much), so I know I'm capable of achieving at least something not entry-level.
At the time I was dropping half of my classes, I was drinking heavily. A lot. Like Four Lokos or ~12 light beers or strong mix drinks heavily. This lasted up until I guess early-mid 22. Because it's been a year since I stopped drinking completely, and I seriously owe it all to Stefan. I was on the verge of drinking myself to death. My hangovers were causing anxiety attacks when I had never had them. My nail in the coffin was when I had accidentally recorded a moment while I was blacked out and my girlfriend said "David, I'm worried about you." When I heard that recording while I was sober, it tore me apart. It still tears me apart remembering it.
The reason why I say that Stefan was the one that saved me from the disgusting social cycle made by abominable people is because during those times that I drank, I was continuously beating myself up for my failures, and I wanted so much to blame my parents too. I can't find the episode right now, but when Stefan explained the cycle of abuse, I had an incredible epiphany. My spine ignited and I reawakened out of my living hell. My ears were perked and I began devouring podcasts, and I read UPB.
I am beginning to have the feelings of excitement that I used to have as a child before my father's pessimistic outlook took over. I keenly recognize these feelings and they are so few and so brief, but working at the place I am at currently is giving me the only hope to continue chasing those feelings.
This is my extensive "Hello to FDR." I reached my post limit for the day, so I won't be able to reply unless it somehow gets prematurely lifted.
Thanks for reading.
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I've gotten so used to the majority of drivers on the road being aggressive, so I've become numb to it.
If I'm in a town and I need to turn left a mile or so ahead at a busy intersection, then I don't mind being in the left lane while going 5 over and still having people tail gating and going insane. I'm in a town, so left as a passing lane doesn't really register as there are so many roads to go down on left and right.
Most of the time I'm driving I'll chill in the right lane going the speed limit or 5 over, whatever the traffic permits. The key to reduce my anxiety is knowing that there will always be people that utterly hate everyone else on the road, so there is absolutely no controling me in that regard.
I hope this helps you somehow, but I know it might not help with an anxious backseat(frontseat) driver.
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Red Prince, your writing was deeply moving and very descriptive. Thank you very much for sharing that part of your life. You have my condolences.
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That's awesome Joel!
I was once waiting around this Children Theater for my friend who worked there and had just finished a show. There was two female adults and a little girl across the room from me. The girl couldn't have been more than 7. She was idly pulling on one of those retractable belt "stanchions", I just learned is what it's called. They're used to make waiting lines. The girl was barely pulling it out, not even making a noise. The mother walks over, smacks the girl on the wrist, then pulls the girl by the wrist back over to the bench that she was sitting on...
I was so incredibly torn on what the hell I should do. I think I had taken 3 or 4 steps towards them to say something, but I had some incredible wall of guilt holding me back. I know it was selfish of me, but I'm saying this because I understand what it takes to do what you did, and I really don't know how to confront a situation like that...
I found a show that has child spanking in it!
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I'll grant you the playground part, but what about the "even on days with the kids"? Would you say that's just a general restatement? I still don't see why that's a talking point about what to use when you have your kids over... Because if you have them over, wouldn't you want to spend that time not watching TV with or without them?